Tennis Drills Articles Video

Coach throws the ball to the backhand side. Child hits backhand and tries to make the wobble target in the air. By performing this drill child learns how to control the pace and depth of the ball. These skills will help in the future while performing rally drills.

Coach throws the balls to the forehand side. Child hits forehand and tries to make the ball over the bar and inside the court. By performing this drill child learns how to apply topspin to the forehand. This skill is important to play consistently at any level of performance.

– Coach and player rally together – Coach is at the net – Coach hits two balls to the deuce side and two balls to the ad side – Player hits 2 forehand cross-court and 2 backhand down the line – Player repeats this pattern

– Gymnastic ball is set between the cones – Player throws the ball into the target and tries to catch it in the air – The goal is to improve reaction because tennis ball doesn’t bounce regularly off the gymnastic ball

– Rings are set behind the baseline – Player stands behind the rings – Coach feeds the balls to the deuce side – Player has to perform a split step into the rings before he hits the forehand – The goal is to create a habit to make a split step automatically

Coach during the tournament

Every professional coach teaches young players to help them to improve during the tournaments. It doesn’t matter how well player is able to play during the practice session if he/she is not able to perform the same skills during the competition. Going on the tournament can be an exciting opportunity for the player to gain experience as also for the coach to see “what is going on” and to teach few more things. In my opinion, coaches have to coach more than […]